Stack-based buffer overflow in ArubaOS (AOS) and SD-WAN - CVE-2023-22751

 

Stack-based buffer overflow in ArubaOS (AOS) and SD-WAN - CVE-2023-22751

Published: March 1, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU72642
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22751
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Aruba Networks
Affected software:
ArubaOS (AOS)
SD-WAN

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the PAPI Protocol. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted packets to the port 8211/UDP, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-22751

Install updates from vendor's website.

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